KMB KIMBERLY CLARK CORP

Overview and Growth

Fiscal 2025 results for KIMBERLY CLARK CORP combined $16.45B of revenue with net income of $2.02B and an operating cash inflow of $2.78B. At $16.45B, the top line establishes the operating scale supporting the company’s profit and cash-flow profile. The top line contracted 2.1% from $16.80B in fiscal 2024; this top-line contraction left the company with a smaller revenue base. Diluted earnings per share were $6.07, translating the period’s attributable earnings into the amount reported for each diluted share. Diluted EPS decreased by 19.6% from $7.55 in fiscal 2024, showing how the earnings change reached shareholders on a per-share basis. Total assets stood at $17.10B, showing the scale of resources supporting revenue, earnings, liquidity, and financing. The revenue-to-assets relationship was 0.96x, showing the sales generated relative to the resources carried on the balance sheet.

Profitability

Gross profit was $5.92B, representing the portion of revenue remaining after the reported cost of revenue and before operating expenses. Gross profit represented 36.0% of revenue, showing how much of the top line remained after direct costs. Operations produced $2.35B of income after the reported operating expense base, before the remaining non-operating and tax effects. The operating result equaled 14.3% of revenue, placing the absolute operating-income figure in the context of the company’s sales base. Net income came to $2.02B, completing the progression from revenue through gross and operating profitability to the final reported result. Measured against reported revenue, net income produced a 12.3% margin after operating costs and the remaining recognized items. The company recognized $599.00M of income tax for the period, completing the transition from pretax income to net income. Return on period-end equity was 124.0%, relating annual net income to the equity capital on the balance sheet. Return on period-end assets was 11.8%, connecting net income with the company’s total asset base.

Liquidity and Capital Structure

Total assets were $17.10B, supported by $15.47B of liabilities and $1.63B of shareholder equity. Current assets were $5.31B against $7.12B of current liabilities, framing the resources and obligations classified within the near-term balance-sheet horizon. At 0.75x, current liabilities exceeded current assets and placed pressure on the company’s near-term liquidity position. Reported cash and equivalents were $688.00M, separating immediately recognizable cash resources from the rest of the current-asset base. Measured only with cash and equivalents, coverage of current liabilities was 9.7%, excluding receivables and other current assets. Relative to total assets, liabilities measured 90.5%, complementing the separate equity-based view of the company’s capital structure. The cash-to-assets relationship was 4.0%, comparing reported cash and equivalents with the full positive asset balance. Compared with $16.55B in fiscal 2024, the current asset base moved 3.3% and finished higher. Against $975.00M of equity in fiscal 2024, the current book-equity balance moved 67.2% and ended higher.

Cash Flow and Earnings Quality

Operating activities produced a cash inflow of $2.78B, giving the cash-flow counterpart to the accrual-based profit measures reported for the year. The operating-cash-flow-to-net-income relationship was 1.37x, comparing cash generated by operations with the bottom-line earnings result. Capital expenditures used $1.14B, identifying the reported investment outflow deducted from operating cash flow in the free-cash-flow calculation. Capital spending absorbed 41.0% of operating cash flow, quantifying the share of cash from operations directed to investment. After capital spending, free cash flow was $1.64B, leaving cash available for debt reduction, shareholder returns, or further investment. Relative to revenue, free cash flow equaled 10.0%, showing how much sales converted into cash after investment. Measured against total assets, free cash flow represented 9.6%, showing the cash productivity of the company’s assets.

Based on the annual report for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025. Analysis generated Sep 24, 2026.